A Day in the Life of a Nuclear Safeguards Inspector Human Capital Development Training Module Philip Casey Durst – DNE/Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

Background of Program Need to build a New Generation of Nuclear Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Experts The Current Experts are Aging Funded by the DOE/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of NA-243 The U.S. actively and energetically Supports International Nuclear Safeguard and Non- Proliferation NNSA has prepared a Next Generation Safeguards Initiative (NGSI)

Background of Speaker Nuclear-Chemical Engineer 30 years in Industry, (Rockwell Hanford, Exxon Nuclear, Boeing, and the IAEA) 15 Years as a Nuclear Safeguards Inspector, Sr. Inspector and Country Officer with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna Presently, a Consultant to the U.S. DOE, Idaho National Laboratory on International Safeguards Projects

Background Regarding the IAEA The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is a United Nations Organization based in Vienna, Austria The IAEA verifies that countries are compliant with their International Agreements regarding the safeguarding of their nuclear material and facilities These Agreements are concluded pursuant to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) The IAEA Department of Safeguards has 250 designated safeguards inspectors for this purpose The IAEA continuously recruits for this position

A Day in the Life – The Late Night Call Note – the following is an example of a day in the life of a Nuclear Safeguards Inspector The Call: Call Received at home from the Head of the Tokyo Regional Office (ca. 20:00, Sunday) Assignment conveyed over the telephone Design Information Verification (DIV) Activity needs to be performed in Northern Japan Safeguards Inspectors perform DIV to verify that nuclear facilities are being constructed and operated as declared

A Day in the Life – Early Morning Preparations Early Morning Run to the Office: 04:30 – Wake-up at apartment 06:00 – Run to the Tokyo Office Need to pick up procedure for 3-Dimensional Laser Range Finder (3DLR) for DIV and other supplies 07:00 - Run to the train station and purchase tickets for bullet-train to travel to Hachinoe (near Misawa) 07:30 - Train booked for trip to Misawa 08:00 Depart for Misawa via Hachinoe

A Day in the Life – Travel to Inspection Location Early Morning Train and Taxi Rides 10:30 – Arrival in Misawa 11:00 – Travel to the Rokkashomura Reprocessing Plant (RRP) Site for DIV by Taxi 12:00 – Arrival at RRP Site 12:15 – Badge-in and Escort from facility gate to the inspector’s shift office 12:30 to 13:00 – Lunch in Company Cafeteria 13:15: - Start of DIV Activity with Operator’s Support and Escort

A Day in the Life – Perform Inspection DIV Activity Need to Survey Process Cells under construction to confirm construction matches declared design 13:30 – Access facility change room and don protective clothing and equipment 13:45 – Acquire Radiation Dosimeter from Health Physics 14:00 – Walk to Survey Location under Construction 14: :15 – Survey Area using the 3DLR 16:30 – Return to IAEA Inspector’s Office and file drawings and survey information. Secure Files.

A Day in the Life – Inspection Wrap-up Wrap-up Activity and Return Home 17:00 – Ask questions of Operator regarding any anomalous findings or inconsistencies 17:30 – Leave Nuclear Facility for Misawa 18:30 – Arrive in Hachinoe/Misawa by Taxi 19: 20 – Travel from Hachinoe to Tokyo 21:30 – Arrive in Tokyo 22:00 – Arrive at apartment by Taxi

A Day in the Life – File Inspection Report The Next Day 08:30 – Arrive in Tokyo Office 10:00 – File Inspection Report on-line using secured computer 12:30 – File notes for next Scheduled Debriefing – to discuss the Inspection/DIV 17:00 – Call Vienna/HQ Regarding any Issues Discovered during the Inspection/DIV 17:30 – Return to the apartment,….and wait for the next call

An Inspector’s Life For the Record IAEA inspectors spend between 80 to 120 days in the field (on the order of 1/3 of a year) This includes weekend days, holidays and summer vacation days The business travel puts considerable demands on families, relationships and child-rearing Regardless – the Job is very, very Purposeful and Fulfilling Engineers, Physicists, Chemists, and Accountants are all needed and recruited – see